Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-27


THE WINDSOR HOTEL.
A broker with whom have a slight
acquaintance strolled up and remarked :
81 suppose you have noticed the out
Try in the papers about the gambling on
he Umbria and other European steam
Ihips. 1t recalls an amusing adventure
hat happened to four Wall street men
three years ago. 1t was in August, and
business being slack on the street they
made up purse of 50. 900 each to pay the
expenses of joint trip to Paris. Their
intention was to remain away three
weeks or a month, accordingly as their
money lasted. Two of them had never
been to Paris, and the other two had been
there several times and knew all the ms
and outs. They proposed to paint the
French capital red, as far as $4,000 would
do it, and to avoid spending too much
money they took the $4,000 and no more.
They sailed on the ServIa and were only
three days out when they fell in with two
men after their own hearts. They said
they were rich young sugar planters OF
Honolulu, who claimed they were off for
a months lark in Vienna. They were
easily persuaded to change to Paris and
the new party OF six made many plans
for sport. OF cour e there was gambling,
and the Honolulu sports were induced to
take hand. They seemed rather green
at first, but soan learned the game, and
BY the time the vessel reached Liverpool
they won every cent of the $4,000. There
was nothing tor the brokers to do but re-
main on the vessel and return with her.
Before she sailed one of them rec eived a
note saying:
will try to fill your place in Paris, and
when that 81, 600 is gone will look out for just
such another flock of lambs as You are.
Yours, HONOLULU
After time we'll known capitalist
came up and he fell to talking to me
freely about the crowd:
"There are people about us bere," he
said, "who are now quoted in six figures,
but who were absolute nOnentities five
years ago. That overdressed young chap
at the corner OF the desk was the driver
Oh stage that carried guests from the
station to hotel at Babylon four years
ago. In another year The chances are ten
to one that he will disappear from the
surface as suddenly as he bobbed up.
Only few of us old fossils continue to
bang around year after year. These
men will play nothing but stocks,
and so we go out OF town for men
who are willing to get under and
lit when anything important is to be
done.r
do you mean as far as concerns
moneyW
Precisely. 1t is a curious fact, and
one that has no parallel in the history of
DINER great cities, that New York Is OBJ
llged togo to smaller cities to get money
70 push things at home. And Phila-
oelphia is the bank. The Philadelphians
not only have grip on the Broadway
road, the harbor transportation business
ana many mechanical interests. but they
nave got hold of gateway that is the key
70 the whole system of coal and other
transportation to New England. and
which will make q remarkable change in
Ile railroad interests of New York city.
nave been up the Hudson looking things
Eser Today. am speaking OF the Pough-
Aeepsle bridge. Coal and miscellaneous
merchandise now go from Pennsylvania
ana the West TO New England by way of
New York city, and a good portion of 1t is
carried by ferriage and other slow and
vum oersome methods. The purpose OF
ue bridge Is to furnish more direct route
mo New England. ltis to be tour miles
lohg, and will be made entirely of steel
ma stone, and the railroad tracks
MI NH be 2l2 feet from the water.
Iere VIII be a promenade on the
viiuge which will command superb
and DOWN. F